this expansion actually make the game play better as it adds a different layer of decision. Should I try for double points with one shot of make sure I get it and use the regular axe and make sure i get positive points. Using the golden axe just invites aggressiveness that just adds to the fun of this game.It also create a catch up opportunity. I would always use this from now on.

Having a second ax helped a lot when playing with my 20-month-old son. That way I didn't have to fight him for possession of the ax. (In later games he learned to take turns. I just didn't want to push him about the whole "taking turns" concept, during the first game he ever played.)

Doubling the points with a single stroke overly complicates the bark that you have scored. I just use this to keep the game moving faster as a basic axe. I am actually pretty happy to have the extra axe, but I is silly with its own rule.